Nearly $2.5 million raised at annual real estate and construction industries' "a winter's evening" dinner dance.New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Thomas J. Saylak was the evening's honoree as he was presented the National Jewish Medical and Research Center National Jewish Medical and Research Center is a research institute located in Denver, Colorado specializing in respiratory, immune and allergic research and treatment. It was founded in 1899 to treat tuberculosis, and is today considered one of the world's best medical research 2006 Humanitarian Award by past honoree and current National Jewish Trustee John Z. Kukral on December 9 during the Real Estate and Construction Industries' Winter's Eve Gala at the Grand Hyatt New York. The event raised $2.47 million to establish the Thomas J. and Laurie Saylak Fund for Underprivileged and Chronically Ill Children at National Jewish. Also during the event, John R. Klopp, last year's honoree, was inducted into the hospital's Council of National Trustees and Stephen and Wendy Siegel were acknowledged as the incoming co-chairs of the Council. The 1,100 movers and shakers from the real estate industry danced until midnight at the Asian-fusion nightclub scene that featured costumed dancers and entertainers from Le Clique. Wendy Siegel once again oversaw the party arrangements to ensure a high energy and tim-filled evening. Dinner leadership is a reflection of the broad support that National Jewish has enjoyed for decades from the real estate community: Thomas M. Flexner and Jonathan D. Gray served as dinner chairmen, assisted by co-chairmen lames D. Kuhn, Bruce E. Mosler, Peter G. Riguardi and Stephen B. Siegel. Honorary chairmen were Michael D. Fascitelli, Mark R. Patterson, Alan J. Pomerantz and Larry A. Silverstein. Treasurer was Michael B. Nash, and Journal Chairmen were Joseph G. Bellina and Donald E. Huffner, Jr. National Jewish, a nonsectarian and nonprofit institution, has been ranked the number one respiratory hospital in the country for the past nine consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report Weekly newsmagazine published in Washington, D.C. U.S. News was founded in 1933 by David Lawrence (1888–1973) to cover important domestic events; he founded World Report in 1945 to treat world news. The two magazines were merged in 1948. . It is the only medical and research center in the United States devoted entirely to respiratory, allergic and immune system immune system Cells, cell products, organs, and structures of the body involved in the detection and destruction of foreign invaders, such as bacteria, viruses, and cancer cells. Immunity is based on the system's ability to launch a defense against such invaders. diseases, including asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema emphysema (ĕmfĭsē`mə), pathological or physiological enlargement or overdistention of the air sacs of the lungs. A major cause of pulmonary insufficiency in chronic cigarette smokers, emphysema is a progressive disease that commonly , severe allergies, AIDS, cancer, and autoimmune diseases Autoimmune diseases A group of diseases, like rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, in which immune cells turn on the body, attacking various tissues and organs. Mentioned in: Complement Deficiencies, Premature Menopause such as lupus. |
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